Thanks for the responses.

I absolutely did not ask to be judgmental or to ridicule anyone. And of course I think it's something real and not made up.

It's still hard for me to understand, even with the explanations you both provided.

It's probably something I'd have to have in order to truly understand it.

I'm just one, alter-less person, and have trouble combining the different parts of my personality! (Like, the happy me, and the depressed me, etc.). I couldn't imagine really having different alters. I'd be so confused.

Anyway, so I didn't ask to scare anyone. Please don't be scared to answer my question.